The A series never had a Pro model before this one. Xiaomi changed that, and India is the first Asian market to get it after the European launch in March.
The phone is physically big — 6.9-inch IPS LCD, 120Hz, 800 nits. The chin around the screen is thick enough that you notice it. Resolution is 720p HD+, which on a 6.9-inch panel is genuinely a downgrade from what most people are used to. Xiaomi bets that the Unisoc T8300 handling fewer pixels will feel snappier in day-to-day use. Fair enough, though the trade-off still stings a bit visually.
The T8300 is why this phone supports 5G at all — MediaTek’s Helio G99 gets similar benchmark numbers but doesn’t bring 5G to the table. Eight cores, 2.2GHz boost, Mali G57 MP2 GPU. Decent for the price. What isn’t decent is pairing that chip with 4GB RAM in 2025. Android 16 plus Hyper OS 3 on top, and you’ve got maybe 1.5GB free before you’ve opened anything. Lag will show up, and multitasking will suffer.
Six years of security patches and four years of OS updates are promised. That’s not something this segment usually offers, and it matters more than people give it credit for when thinking about long-term value.
Battery is 6,300mAh — you’re charging this once a day, comfortably. Charging speed is 15W, so clearing that battery takes time. Storage is 64GB base, 128GB at the top, both UFS 2.2. There’s an SD card slot.
Cameras are 32MP rear and 8MP selfie, same as the Redmi A5.
Base price in India is around $125 (PKR 35,000) for 4/64GB. The 4/128GB sits at $135 (PKR 37,000). Ten dollars more for double the storage — the choice makes itself.
